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UN Resolution 502

Adopted by the Security Council at its 2350th meeting held on 3 April 1982

The Security Council,

Recalling the statement made by the President of the Security Council at
the 2345th meeting of the Security Council on 1 April 1982 (S/14944) calling on
the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland to refrain from the use or threat of force in the region of the
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas),

Deeply disturbed at reports of an invasion on 2 April 1982 by armed forces
of Argentina,

Determining that there exists a breach of the peace in the region of the
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas),

1. Demands an immediate cessation of hostilities;

2. Demands an immediate withdrawal of all Argentine forces from the
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas);

3. Calls on the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom to seek a
diplomatic solution to their differences and to respect fully the purposes and
principles of the Charter of the United Nations

.